1. Brexit – EU legislation, what would you change?
1 November • Dunblane

2. James Firth
Head of Licensing Policy and Compliance Information FTA

3. Implications of Brexit
Vehicle operators in the UK
International hauliers and logistics providers
International shippers, logistics buyers and contract managers
Supply chain planners and managers

4. European Communities Act 1972

6. CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

7. EU Drivers’ Hours Rules
General haulage on domestic rules?
New set of rules?
What would you ‘tweak’?
Critical safety laws
Mitigate driver fatigue

8. EU Drivers hours rules
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

9. EU Drivers’ hours rules
Last major change 2006
Freight Councils: “The rules are about right”
No1 reason for fixed penalties at the roadside
FTA in Brussels: “leave it alone”.

10. Tachograph
Wax charts
Digital
Drivers hours analysis
Back to log books?
Back to wax charts?
UK specification

11. Tachograph
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

12. Tachograph
2003 FTA instrumental in bringing industry together
Next generation in vehicles before Brexit

13. Working Time
Limits overall working time
Applied to road transport in 2005
Employment law
Not needed after drivers’ hours?
Cause confusion
Lack of enforcement
Heavy burden of compliance

14. Working Time
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

15. Working Time
FTA won important concessions for industry during negotiations
Abolish Working Time – include duty limit in drivers’ hours?

16. Driver Licensing
Harmonisation
Photocard licence
Removal of counterpart
Staged testing
C1 workforce gap?

17. Driver Licensing
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

18. Driver Licensing
Self-Declare medical fitness every five years up to the age of 45 rather than have full medicals
Prevented reducing C1 to 6t
Prevented limits to flexibility for category B vehicles

19. Access to the Occupation
Repute
Financial standing
Establishment
Professional competence
International CPC
External transport managers
Most Serious Infringements
International database

20. Access to the Occupation
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

21. Access to the Occupation
Regulation was “exporting of GB good practice”
FTA worked to protect flexibilities

22. Driver CPC
Initial training
Periodic training 35 hours a year

23. Driver CPC
CHANGE
KEEP
SCRAP

24. Driver CPC
FTA supports principle of 1 day’s training a year
Must maintain flexibility
Delivery too constrained

25. Other EU legislation EU Drivers’ Hours Tachographs Working Time
Access to the Occupation
Driver Licensing
Driver CPC
Type Approval
Roadworthiness Testing
Construction and Use / Weights and Dimensions
Cabotage

26. Conclusions No details yet
Other international agreements may limit significant regulatory change to road transport
FTA will keep you updated to developments
Take part in FTA’s monthly Brexit webinars
Friday 21 October at 11.30am
Tuesday 22 November at 11.30am
Tuesday 13 December at 2.30pm

27. Implications of Brexit
Leading for logistics on Brexit